Manchester police charge two men with prowling

MANCHESTER - Police arrested two Manchester men and accused them of staking out houses in a south-end neighborhood. Both were charged with prowling.A driver called police and reported there were two men walking through yards of several homes on Huse Road around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, saying the men were wearing the hoods of their sweatshirts up.Officers responding to the call questioned the men, who were arrested after not being able to provide a legitimate reason for walking through the yards.Nicholas Watson, 22, and Jeremiah Cole, 22, were found walking along the back of a South Mammoth Road home and arrested. Police said Cole was carrying an empty backpack and a folding knife.